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Smuggler of Firearms from Key West to Haiti Sentenced in D.C. to 30 Months in Prison
Jean Wiltene Eugene, 57, of Key West, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison and a $20,000 fine for his role in a gunrunning operation that illegally exported firearms to Haiti, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Woman Who Tried to Impede Transfer of Alleged Gang Member to ICE Custody Charged in Assault on FBI Agent
Sydney Lori Reid, 44, of the District of Columbia, was charged by complaint today in U.S. District Court in connection with an assault on an FBI agent who was assisting with the transfer of an alleged international gang member at the DC Central Detention Facility, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Felon Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm Following Arrest in Northwest D.C.
David Oday Smith, 39, of the District of Columbia, has been charged in an indictment, unsealed today in U.S. District Court, on a federal firearms charge as part of the “Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful” initiative.
Leader of Multi-State Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Federal Prison
Wilfort Foster, III, 41, of El Monte, California, was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to narcotics and money laundering conspiracy charges. Foster, a convicted felon serving a sentence of probation during a portion of the offense, led an operation that moved hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as significant quantities of fentanyl, from California to the North Georgia area and elsewhere, and then laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug proceeds.
Owner of Local Business ‘All American Papers’ Arrested on Tax Evasion Charges
A criminal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging two owners of a local chain of retail stores operating under the banner “All American Papers” with tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Special Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating an Arrestee’s Rights
Brigette O. Robertson of Washington, D.C. pled guilty today to violating the constitutional rights of a detained citizen by stomping on her face in June 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
U.S. Files Forfeiture Action Against $2 Million in Digital Currency Involved in Hamas Fundraising
The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today announced the unsealing of a civil forfeiture action against approximately $2 million in digital currency held connected to Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company, a Gaza-based money transfer business that was involved in financially supporting Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO), as well as its agents and collaborators.
United States Unseals Civil Action Filed Against Approximately $2M in Digital Currency Involved in Hamas Fundraising
The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today announced the unsealing of a civil forfeiture action against approximately $2 million dollars in digital currency held by Tether Limited (Tether) and Binance Holdings LTD (Binance) accounts connected with Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company (BuyCash), a Gaza-based money transfer business that was involved in financially supporting Hamas – a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) – as well as its agents and collaborators.
Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Making Threats Against Palestinian Rights Organization
Kevin Brent Buchanan, 63, of Tooele, Utah, pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of Columbia in connection with threatening violence against the employees of a D.C.-based Palestinian rights organization, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.